MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Genuine question: What is to be made of all the beastly stuff in the Old Testament?
I don't see how you can have a Holy Book and say that half of it is wonderful and live your life by it, but the other half is ... well, er, what is to be made of the beastly stuff in the OT?![]()
That's one thing i don't quite 'get'.
I'd assume that being a Christian is about following the word of Jesus... which means reading the gospels of matty, mark, luke and johnny, which is the nearest one can get to 'the word of Jesus'.
So as a Christian, it should be OK to dismiss the entire old testament, and all the chapters of the new testament after the gospels of matty, mark, luke and johnny.
...unless of course Jesus said "thou shalt read the old testament." and "thou shalt read all the books of the yet to be published Bible... even the scary bit at the end!"